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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
    - 1 - Correspondence of Henry Willingham Gell, including material relating to Sir John Franklin and topics of related historical or genealogical interest - 1855-1938
      - 3 - Correspondence gathered together by Henry Willingham Gell relating to the painting of John Franklin by Thomas Phillips, including correspondence on the attempt by John Philip Gell to recover the painting, involving Sophy Cracroft, who denied his claim, and his solicitors Rickards and Sons - 1855-1933

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/3/3
Former Reference	D3311/83/67
Title	Letter from E.F. Kaye to Mary Frances Gell, on his knowledge of the Phillips portrait
Date	8 Dec 1891
Description	Kaye has little memory of the portrait; the portrait was certainly in his parents' home in Gower Street for many years, presumably sent there after her grandmother's death; he is not sure whether it was sent to to Bedford Square after Sir John returned from Tasmania or when the Gower House was broken up in early 1848; they do not know if it was exhibited at the Royal Academy nor its date; difficult to know about things before he was born.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	E.F. Kay
Sender Location	Kynnkeppe, Tunbridge Wells
Recipient	Mary Frances Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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